Staalesen, Gunnar
1947 -

Norwegian author and playwright born in Bergen, where he still lives. Staalesen attended the Katedralskolan upper-secondary...

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Canning, Victor
1911 - 1986

Victor Canning was a British author of humorous adventure stories and thrillers. He was born in Plymouth, Devon. At the...

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Adler-Olsen, Jussi
1950 -

The Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen (his real name is Carl Valdemar Jussi Henry Adler-Olsen) chose, at the tender age of...

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Charteris, Leslie
1907 - 1993

Leslie Charteris was born in colonial Singapore as Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin. His father, Suat Chuan Yin, was a wealthy...

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